Simply put it's a great place to work. Very professional environment. Enjoying it lots!!!

QBalls wrote:Simply put it's a great place to work. Very professional environment. Enjoying it lots!!!

When are the new routes starting up, and what has been confirmed?

Come to the east coast damnit

invertedattitude wrote:
Come to the east coast damnit

Stay tuned tomorrow!!! Mar 8th.

June 29, 2007...HALIFAX service. Wow.

How are the loads?

Assuming a full load of PAX and the fuel reqiured to fly 700 nm, won't the Q be a little heavy to fly out of CTZ?? Anyone know?

I was thinking the same thing.

Deluce will put a float kit on the airplanes and they will takeoff and land on Lake Ontario. No problem.

To continue the disussion from the Canjet thread.......

The next step in the route development is to add some US destinations to the sked. This will further ensure route performance targets are made as the customer base improves.

Major, major hurdle there: the US DOT. Quite a few US airlines are trying to block Porter from flying to the US from YTZ because they want reciprocal rights to fly into YTZ. As you can imagine, Porter sure wouldn't want that to happen. Problem is YTZ only has so many landings/departures allowed in a day. What happens if a US carrier starts flying to YTZ and eats up a couple of those slots? Porters plans for expansion could be stopped pretty damn quick if there's no more slots available for it to expand with.......

I was in Ottawa a short time ago waiting to catch a Westjet flight to YYZ when some lady came up to me and asked if I was flying WJ or AC to Toronto. At first I was going to tell her to get lost since I don’t like in your face advertising but she quickly pulled out a stack of coupons for a free flight anywhere Porter goes and gave me two. Her stack was a good two inches thick and Ill bet she had more stashed away someplace. Generally means a lot of freebees are being given out.

are you going to use them?

windshear wrote:Assuming a full load of PAX and the fuel reqiured to fly 700 nm, won't the Q be a little heavy to fly out of CTZ?? Anyone know?

Porter flew a certain professional football team to Montreal out of the island filling 70 seats at ACTUAL football player weights with no field length problems. Consider that there is more power in one Q400 engine (5000 shp) than all four Dash 7 engines or both Dash 8-300 engines (both 50 seat machines). The Q400 works just fine out of the island airport.

and after adding the extra fuel plus a safe maritime alternate to YHZ, then...?

Not trying to stir the pot here, but there isn't much runway on the island. Maybe one of the q400 drivers could crunch the numbers for us...

Four1oh wrote:and after adding the extra fuel plus a safe maritime alternate to YHZ, then...?

Not trying to stir the pot here, but there isn't much runway on the island. Maybe one of the q400 drivers could crunch the numbers for us...

Porter will eventually come to Moncton, Atlantic Canadas most fair weather international airport

Diversion or revenue

Four1oh wrote: Not trying to stir the pot here, but there isn't much runway on the island. Maybe one of the q400 drivers could crunch the numbers for us...

We've been assured the JATO bottles will be ready for the YHZ departures... and we're also blowing up the Hearn stacks.
Runway not an issue.

ps. stay tuned for non-stop Porter Ekranoplan service to YHM, ROC, and BUF!!!

pointyertoes wrote:and we're also blowing up the Hearn stacks.
Runway not an issue.

that made my day

i don't personally understand it though, those power stations don't even operate!

i don't personally understand it though, those power stations don't even operate!

They're 'Heritage Buildings' dont you know... or something like that

I vote we rename them the Mayor Miller Memorial Obelisks.

pointyertoes wrote:

i don't personally understand it though, those power stations don't even operate!

They're 'Heritage Buildings' dont you know... or something like that

I vote we rename them the Mayor Miller Memorial Obelisks.

That was funny.

pointyertoes wrote:

i don't personally understand it though, those power stations don't even operate!

They're 'Heritage Buildings' dont you know... or something like that

I vote we rename them the Mayor Miller Memorial Obelisks.

You made my day!!!

Salud from NY City

From the sounds of it the Halifax flights will be VIA Montreal and Ottawa.

Porter Airlines en route to Halifax this summer

Toronto flights via Montreal and Ottawa

TORONTO, March 8, 2007 – Porter Airlines will launch summer service to Halifax from Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) via Montreal and Ottawa beginning June 29 until Sept. 4. Canada’s newest airline will provide a total of four daily Toronto-Halifax return flights, with two via Ottawa and two via Montreal.

“Halifax presents an exciting opportunity for Porter. We will deliver some much-needed competition to this important Canadian market and do it in the style our passengers have come to appreciate,” said Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines. “Since our launch, we have done very well with business travel on the Toronto to Montreal and Ottawa routes. Halifax extends the business market while providing significant new leisure capacity. We will also be assessing the opportunity for year-round service.”

To accommodate the addition of Halifax, Ottawa-Toronto service will move to six daily return trips from its current 10, while Montreal-Toronto will be adjusted to six from its current level of nine flights.

“This move reflects the traditional change in summer travel to an increased leisure focus,” said Deluce. ”The Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa routes will return to their usual frequencies in the fall and continue to be key routes in the Porter network.”

“Halifax welcomes Porter Airlines and their interest in extending their new venture to our growing market,” said Eleanor Humphries, president and CEO of Halifax International Airport Authority. “We are especially pleased to pair our airport’s award-winning customer service with Porter’s renowned in-flight service and commitment to refining air travel.”

Halifax’s Robert L. Stanfield International Airport is Atlantic Canada’s principal full-service airport and enjoys strong leisure and business demand from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The airport is an internationally-recognized leader in customer service, having earned several first place awards in the global Airport Service Quality surveys several years in a row.

"We enjoyed working with Porter Airlines to launch their inaugural service last fall, and we are equally pleased that they have chosen to expand their offering from Ottawa to include Halifax," said Paul Benoit, Ottawa International Airport Authority president and CEO. "Ultimately, it's our customers who win through greater choice and flexibility.”

“We are happy that Porter Airlines is adding a second destination to its schedule from Montréal-Trudeau Airport,” said James Cherry, president and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal. “This new route to Halifax will further diversify the options offered to Montreal travellers.”

Initial one-way fares will start at $199 on all Halifax routes. Reservations are immediately available on Porter’s website http://www.flyporter.com, through its call centre at 1-888-619-8622 or 416-619-8622, or through registered travel agents.

Customers can choose from Freedom, Flexible and Firm fare types that provide varying options including complimentary changes and cancellations, advance seat selection and same-day changes at the airport. The website also allows for advance check-in.

At the heart of Porter’s philosophy is a desire to reintroduce convenience, speed and seamless service to air travel. Travellers will benefit from Porter’s customer-focused approach that includes complimentary in-flight food and beverage service. Porter’s hub, Toronto City Centre Airport, is one of the most convenient urban airports in the world and is just minutes from Toronto’s financial core and most popular tourist destinations.

Porter currently operates 70-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft. Manufactured at Bombardier’s Downsview plant in north Toronto, the Q400 is the most fuel-efficient aircraft in its class and burns less fuel per seat than most regional jets. With leather seating, extended legroom and a 650 km/h cruising speed, the Q400 sets new standards for comfort, fuel efficiency and low emissions.

About Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines Inc. is a regional passenger carrier based at Toronto City Centre Airport. The airline currently serves Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, with plans to fly to as many as 17 short-haul Canadian and U.S. destinations within a 500-nm radius of the Greater Toronto Area. Visit http://www.flyporter.com or call (416) 619-8622 or (888) 619-8622 for more information.